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Expert: SARS far from over
Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | May 22, 2003 | FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted on 05/22/2003 2:14:18 AM PDT by putupon

Edited on 07/20/2004 11:49:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

One of the nation's leading infectious disease experts warned yesterday that "we have not begun to see the worst" of the SARS epidemic.

The bleak forecast was reluctantly endorsed by the Bush administration's top two physicians.

Though it may seem that the SARS storm is quieting, particularly in North America, Michael Osterholm, chairman of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said it is increasingly likely the disease will re-emerge with a vengeance next winter.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: sars; sick
I wish my tinfoil hat would work against microbes.
1 posted on 05/22/2003 2:14:18 AM PDT by putupon
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To: putupon
USA TODAY.com: "QUARANTINE LAWS BEING UPDATED" (April 22, 3003) (Read More...)

CDC.gov: "SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME" (Click Here for Info.)

CDC.gov: "TRAVELERS' HEALTH - CRUISE SHIPS AND AIR TRAVEL" (Click Here for Info.)

2 posted on 05/22/2003 2:41:22 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: putupon
I wish my tinfoil hat would work against microbes.

That's what Saran-Wrap is for. Shrink-wrap works well too.

3 posted on 05/22/2003 2:42:20 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: putupon
SARS - Treatment/Containment tables - updated with Tuesday and Wednesday numbers here
4 posted on 05/22/2003 2:44:07 AM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Freedom_Loving_Engineer)
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To: Cboldt
Great idea!!! Forwarded to the CDC.
5 posted on 05/22/2003 4:14:14 AM PDT by putupon (nothing more to read here, move along)
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